Jerry Lee Bickel

The service will be livestreamed.  This link will go live 5 to 10 minutes prior to the memorial service

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Jerry Lee Bickel, 75, of Elkhart died Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born May 26, 1948, in Goshen to Merle and Mae Elizabeth (Weldy) Bickel.

On November 27, 2010, he married Pamela J. (Neff) Smith in Nappanee.

She survives along with his children, Brandon Lee (Natasha) Bickel, Elizabeth “Libby” (Josh) Eby, both of Nappanee, Stacie (Tom) Trammel of  Benton, Melanie Bickel of Elkhart, and Jeremy (Sandy) Geers of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina; stepchildren, Elizabeth (Harvey) Williams of Mishawaka, Matthew (Cindi) Smith of Shipshewana, Jason Smith of Phoenix, Arizona, and Angel (Victor) Sanchez Mendez of Michigan; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Iris Weldy; brothers Terry and James “Jimmy” Lee Bickel; and stepsons, Daniel, and Johnathan Smith.

A life-long area resident, Mr. Bickel worked as a supervisor at Tiara Motorcoach. He enjoyed fishing, “tinkering” on whatever needed to be fixed and racing #54 at the New Paris Speedway.

Jerry loved his children and especially time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they came into the family.

Visitation will be Monday, December 18, 2023 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen. A 1 p.m. funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the funeral home.

Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen.

Memorial gifts may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital; https://www.stjude.org/ .